Darren Clarke

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Celebrity golfer turned ‘signature’ co-designer, Darren Clarke does not have his own architectural firm but has been involved in a couple of projects working with established architects. Pinnacle Point in South Africa is the most prominent, where Peter Matkovich did most of the routing and design work and Clarke was an advisor. The views are remarkable, but the layout has serious playability and strategic issues. If Clarke does genuinely have a desire to build layouts of note, one hopes that he learned plenty from the Pinnacle Point experience.

From a marketing perspective, Darren Clarke may be a candidate for your golf course project provided he was partnered with a Quality Endorsed designer.

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